From The Villages 8-24-12

Friday

Aug 24, 2012 at 2:00 AM

Patriot Staff

FIRE AND ICE – Here’s the eye-popping image the West Barnstable Fire Department is using to announce this year’s Lobster Festival, set for Sept. 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the station on Route 149. Proceeds will help turn the “Green Monster,” a former military vehicle, into the department’s “Red Lobster.” A lobster dinner with Barnstable steamers, corn on the cob, chips and soda will cost you $25; a twin lobster meal is $35. You can also have a chicken dinner with chicken breasts, corn on the cob, pasta salad, chips and soda for $15. Take-outs will be available. Tickets can be secured at the station.

Armstrong-Kelley Park needs you

“We’re hurtin’ for volunteers” was the plain-spoken message from Larry Evans at the Osterville Village Association annual meeting Aug. 15. The president of the Cape Cod Horticultural Society was sounding the alarm for help in maintaining Armstrong-Kelley Park on Main Street.

There’s more information at http://armstrongkelleypark.com. Cape Cod and the War of 1812

James H. Ellis, author of A Ruinous and Unhappy War: New England and the War of 1812, will focus on Cape Cod’s response to the conflict, in a presentation and discussion Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. in the 1717 Meetinghouse on Route 149 in West Barnstable. The suggested donation is $5.

Drawing for car is Aug. 25

The Osterville Village Library car raffle drawing is set for Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. on the library lawn. Tickets are available at the library.

Put some zip in your wardrobe

To benefit the Barnstable-West Barnstable Fourth of July parade, “village pride” long-sleeve shirts decorated with the zip codes of Barnstable, Cummaquid, or West Barnstable are being sold at the Cape Cod Art Association. You can also pick up the short-sleeve commemorative tee shirt designed by Jane Sauro.

It’s a throw to know

Orders are being accepted for the Centerville Beautification Committee’s Centerville Throw, which funds the committee’s planting and related efforts in the village. The cost is $45; call 508-771-7225 to order.

Mark your calendar for Mills Village Day

Marstons Mills Village Day is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 9 on Main Street in Marstons Mills from noon to 4 p.m.

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